18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for detection of acute cellular rejection after heart transplantation: A single–center retrospective study
FDG uptake was significantly elevated at the time of ACR. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT may represent a promising non-invasive diagnostic adjunct for detecting ACR following heart transplantation.
Authors
- Keisuke Shinohara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-3836)
- Takuro Isoda
- Tomoyasu Suenaga
- Kousei Ishigami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-5570)
- Tomoaki Yoshitake
- Toru Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-0852)
- Shoei Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7740-6286)
- Kei Ikuta
- Takeo Fujino
- A Shiose
- K Misumi
- Yoshiyuki Kitamura
- Shouji Matsushima
- Shingo Baba
- Kohtaro Abe
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- National Kyushu Medical Center (JP)
- Fukuoka Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JHLT Open
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100526
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00